2009 November 06

I made it!!

Hello San Francisco!!

The last half of my plane ride went by in a blink of an eye thanks to my lovely wifi accessibility in the air. I swear I am never flying without wifi ever again! I managed to answer e-mails, catch up on blogs, and take care of other various fun projects.

When hunger hit I munched on the Almond Butter, Pumpkin Butter, and Raisin Sandwich I packed.

I know you are probably getting tired of seeing this combo on the blog, but its a new fave!

And when the drink cart came around for the second time I grabbed a club soda, pretzels and biscotti.

As much fun as I was having playing online on the plane, I was more than ready to get off when we landed.

Heading to baggage claim I felt like such a big shot seeing my name in lights on paper.

Every time I fly some where and I see people waiting and holding names, I always look for mine even though I know no one is suppose to be waiting. It was exciting for it to be a reality this time.

Bertolli really hooked me up with a car service to the hotel, I’m just sad I didn’t take any photos of the ride!

Bertolli also hooked me up with a great hotel room.

Check out my digs!

The view

Mini bar

I really wanted to break in to this.

With the bleak forecast outside I was happy to spot a complimentary umbrella in my room as well.

The umbrella came in handy as I made my way to the marketplace for a quick bite.

I wasn’t sure what I was craving for my second lunch, but as soon as I stepped outside I knew I wanted a nice cup of hot soup. Derek has been going on this past week about having clam chowder so when I passed a seafood eatery I knew i found my place to eat.

I ordered a cup of the white clam chowder

with a side of crusty sourdough bread.

Perfection

After my soup I was craving chocolate – good thing I stumbled upon a chocolate mecca right next door.

The best part – FREE SAMPLES!!!

Just assume I ‘sampled’ alot of chocolate.

I also found my way into a cute tea room.

I ordered a large winter spice blend tea to help warm myself up.

So far I am in love with San Francisco! I can’t wait to meet everyone else! Its going to be a great weekend – stay tuned for lots of updates the next two days.

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Happy Friday from 30,000 feet in the air!!

I <3 flying AirTran and its onboard WiFi!

This is my first experience accessing WiFi on a flight and after only logging in a few minutes ago, I already can’t imagine flying again without it. The $12.95 I spent to connect for my 4+ hour flight is so far worth every penny.

Despite a few delays with taxiing on the runway; my morning of travel has been great!

Flying across the country always throw my body off with meal times, so I made sure to put a lot of thought into meal preparation for the day.

For starters I woke up this morning starving, but wanted to hold off eating my packed breakfast until a more reasonable hour. If I ate my whole breakfast at 5:00am then I would have been ready for lunch at 10:00.

I was able to successfully stall my hunger by nibbling on 1/2 a slice of Cinnamon Raisin Bread before leaving for the airport.

Once in the airport I couldn’t resist indulging in a Grande Awake Tea Non-Fat Misto with a single pump of Pumpkin Spice.

I’ve seen multiple people ordering mistos on the blogs lately and decided to give it a try. I honestly couldn’t taste the different between the misto and my beloved latte and the misto was a dollar cheaper!

My first flight – Orlando to Atlanta – is where my meal strategy for the day really kicked in. I packed a larger breakfast for the trip, but broke it up in two parts.

The first half was consumed and enjoyed right after take off from Orlando.

Last night I prepped a Pumpkin Breakfast Cookie by combining the following:

1/2 cup rolled oats
2 hefty spoonfuls of canned pumpkin
1 spoonful almond butter
raisins
crushed walnuts

The cookie firmed up in the fridge overnight and found a home in my carry on this morning.

Once on the flight I topped the cookie with the Pumpkin Pie Yogurt and enjoyed!

I ate the second half of my breakfast – a juicy Honeycrisp Apple – after take off on my second flight.

My flight lands just after noon in San Francisco, so for lunch I plan on implementing the same meal splitting concept. I packed a small lunch to eat at some point during this flight and will grab a large snack when I land in San Francisco.

Hopefully my meal planning skills will keep me from constantly snacking all day and help my stomach adjust to the time change quicker.

I have soooo much work to do blog-wise and I can’t wait to tackle all my to dos. I seriously don’t think I can fly with out access to wifi ever again. I am officially spoiled!

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